Ken Marino
Born and raised on Long Island, young Ken Marino divided his time between sports and acting until one of his coaches tried to talk him out of being in the school play. From that point on, Marino devoted his time to acting. He studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute and NYU's Tisch School for the Arts. It was at NYU that he became part of a comedy troupe called The New Group. They soon changed their name to The State, and landed a deal with MTV to create an eponymous sketch comedy show. "The State" (MTV, 1993-95) ran for two years and launched long careers for many of those involved, including Marino. He played guest roles on shows like "Boston Common" (NBC, 1996-97) and "Spin City" (NBC, 1996-2002), before landing a series regular role, replacing outgoing Ron Eldard on season two of "Men Behaving Badly" (NBC, 1996-97), starring Rob Schneider. After that show, Marino continued working regularly as a guest star on shows like "Nash Bridges" (CBS, 1996-2001) and "Will & Grace" (NBC, 1998-2006). Marino reunited with a number of alumni from The State to make the feature "Wet Hot American Summer" (2001), with the mostly 30+ year-old actors playing 18 year-olds to comic effect. The same year he was a series regular on "First Years" (NBC, 2001), a drama following five roommates, all in their first year out of law school. The show didn't last a full season, but Marino continued working, with a recurring role on "Dawson's Creek" (The WB, 1998-2003) and a series regular role on "Leap of Faith" (NBC, 2002), another short-lived series. After another slew of guest roles, notably as private investigator Vinnie Van Lowe on "Veronica Mars" (UPN, 2004-06, The CW, 2006-07), Marino again rejoined many of his sketch comedy pals as a series regular on "Childrens Hospital" (The WB.com, 2008; Cartoon Network/Adult Swim, 2010-16), a comedy touchstone for many comedians. Marino starred in "Party Down" (Bravo, 2009-2010), another well-regarded comedy that gave a springboard for a number of comic actors. Netflix decided to reunite The State crew for "Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp" (Netflix, 2015), a prequel series, with the now even older actors playing even younger than the first film, and then "Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later" (Netflix, 2017). His feature directorial debut, "Dog Days" (2018), was written by his wife Erica Oyama and featured a number of comedians from his sketch troupe. In 2019, Marino premiered as a series regular on "The Other Two" (Comedy Central, 2019-), a well-reviewed family comedy, and played dual roles as the Lehman brothers on David Caspe's dark 1980s-set comedy "Black Monday" (Showtime 2019- ).
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Ken Marino
Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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46% |
|
Candy Cane Lane | Unknown (Character) | - | 2023 |
50% |
|
Susie Searches | Edgar Cabot (Character) | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet |
|
Cursed Friends | Nikki Evans (Character) | - | 2022 |
46% |
|
The Babysitter: Killer Queen | Dad (Character) | - | 2020 |
67% |
|
The Sleepover | Ron (Character) | - | 2020 |
63% |
|
Dog Days | Director | $6.8M | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Par amour des chiens | Director | - | 2018 |
40% |
|
How to Be a Latin Lover | Director | $32.1M | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
|
FML | Unknown (Character) | - | 2016 |
34% |
|
Masterminds | Doug Jeffcoat (Character) | $17.3M | 2016 |
78% |
|
Goosebumps | Coach Carr (Character) | $80.1M | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Burning Love 3: Burning Down the House |
Unknown (Character), Director |
- | 2014 |
No Score Yet |
|
Burning Love 2 |
Director, Producer |
- | 2014 |
70% |
|
They Came Together | Tommy (Character) | - | 2014 |
80% |
|
Veronica Mars | Vinnie Van Lowe (Character) | $3.3M | 2014 |
59% |
|
Milo | Duncan (Character) | - | 2013 |
92% |
|
In a World ... | Gustav (Character) | $3.0M | 2013 |
48% |
|
We're the Millers | Todd (Character) | $150.4M | 2013 |
57% |
|
For a Good Time, Call ... | Harold (Character) | $1.2M | 2012 |
59% |
|
Wanderlust |
Rick (Character), Screenwriter, Producer |
$17.3M | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Burning Love |
Mark Orlando (Character), Director |
- | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jeffie Was Here | Roger (Character) | - | 2010 |
77% |
|
Role Models |
Jim Stansel (Character), Screenwriter |
$67.3M | 2008 |
35% |
|
The Ten |
Dr. Glenn Richie (Character), Writer, Producer |
$766.5K | 2007 |
69% |
|
Diggers |
Lozo (Character), Writer, Producer |
- | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Duncan Removed | Ben (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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Love for Rent | Dr. Neil Gardner (Character) | - | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
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Falling in Love With the Girl Next Door | Mark Lucas (Character) | - | 2005 |
76% |
|
Tortilla Soup | Jeff (Character) | $4.4M | 2001 |
38% |
|
Wet Hot American Summer | Victor (Character) | $292.1K | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 101 Ways (The Things a Girl Will Do to Keep Her Volvo) | Officer Russotelli (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Love Happens | Mike Parker (Character) | - | 1999 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity Family Feud | Guest | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 65% | Royal Crackers | Keith (Guest Voice) | 2024 |
85% | 76% | The Simpsons | Dean Belichick (Guest Voice) | 2023 |
50% | 85% | HouseBroken | Parkour Squirrel (Guest Voice) | 2023 |
97% | 83% | The Other Two | Streeter (Character) | 2019 2021 2023 |
94% | 92% | Party Down | Ron Donald (Character) | 2009-2010 2023 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Bob's Burgers | Spencer Blankenship (Guest Voice) | 2016 2019 2022 |
No Score Yet | 84% | The Great North | Poppa Paul (Guest Voice) | 2021-2022 |
No Score Yet | 64% | Reno 911! Defunded | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2022 |
69% | 79% | Black Monday | Unknown (Character) | 2021 |
92% | 74% | Medical Police | Glenn (Character) | 2020 |
94% | 79% | Fresh Off the Boat | Gus (Guest Star) | 2015-2019 |
No Score Yet | 73% | Historical Roasts | Mark Antony (Guest Star) | 2019 |
95% | 88% | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | "C.J." Jason Stentley (Guest Star) | 2016 2019 |
No Score Yet | 50% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The $100,000 Pyramid | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | To Tell the Truth | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 57% | Wet Hot American Summer - Ten Years Later | Victor Kulak (Character) | 2017 |
82% | 69% | The Gong Show | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 79% | Speechless | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 84% | Life in Pieces | Will (Guest Star) | 2015 2017 |
No Score Yet | 90% | Childrens Hospital | Glenn Richie (Character) | 2010-2013 2015-2016 |
92% | 69% | iZombie | Brandt Stone (Guest Star) | 2016 |
86% | 77% | Marvel's Agent Carter | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 91% | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Guest | 2015 |
85% | 71% | Wet Hot American Summer | Victor Kulak (Character) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Golan the Insatiable | Keith Knudson Sr. (Voice) | 2015 |
70% | 45% | Axe Cop | Flute Cop (Voice) | 2013 2015 |
79% | 69% | Marry Me | Jake (Character) | 2014-2015 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Last Call With Carson Daly | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Drunk History | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013-2014 |
No Score Yet | 75% | The Goldbergs | Director | 2014 |
56% | 33% | Bad Teacher | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
76% | 76% | Trophy Wife |
Coach Dawson (Guest Star), Director |
2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Burning Love |
Mark Orlando (Character), Executive Producer |
2013-2014 |
32% | 61% | Super Fun Night | Director | 2013-2014 |
91% | 89% | Eastbound & Down | Guy Young (Guest Star) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2012-2013 |
54% | 67% | Wedding Band | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
81% | 83% | The League | Donny 'The Seed' Sedowsky (Guest Star) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 76% | The Exes | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
76% | 85% | Happy Endings | Richard Rickamn (Guest Star) | 2012 |
21% | 42% | Whitney | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2011 |
57% | 78% | Californication | David Wilder (Guest Star) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 79% | Private Practice | Darren Larsen (Guest Star) | 2009 |
16% | No Score Yet | In the Motherhood | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
80% | 65% | Reaper | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008-2009 |
75% | 65% | Greek | Camp Leader (Guest Star) | 2009 |
85% | 86% | United States of Tara | Mike Connor (Guest Star) | 2009 |
86% | 84% | RENO 911! | Sgt. Andrew Blake (Guest Star) | 2003 2005 2008 |
No Score Yet | 65% | CSI: Miami | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
92% | 79% | Veronica Mars |
Vinnie Van Lowe (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2005-2007 |
84% | 72% | Grey's Anatomy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
83% | 95% | NYPD Blue | Det. Gerard Donnelly (Guest Star) | 2004 |
89% | 88% | Monk | Lester Highsmith (Guest Star) | 2004 |
9% | No Score Yet | Rock Me Baby | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003-2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | What I Like About You | Dr. Brad Turner (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Las Vegas | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | 90% | Charmed | Miles (Guest Star) | 2002 |
54% | No Score Yet | Haunted | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
40% | No Score Yet | Leap of Faith | Andy (Character) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | 77% | Dawson's Creek | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | First Years | Miles Lawton (Character) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | 88% | Will & Grace | Mark (Guest Star) | 2000 |
59% | No Score Yet | Falcone | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
87% | 88% | Angel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nash Bridges | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Practice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
7% | No Score Yet | Conrad Bloom | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Men Behaving Badly | Steve Cochran (Character) | 1997 |
68% | No Score Yet | Spin City | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
83% | No Score Yet | The State |
Unknown (Character), Creator, Writer |
1994-1995 |